Reported attack on Boston

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On Monday evening, September 5, the Inhabitants of this City were greatly alarmed with the following Accounts, brought by express, which had been forwarded with great despatch to our Committee of Correspondence:

POMFRET, CONNECTICUT, September 3, 1774.
CAPTAIN CLEVELAND: Mr˙ Keys this moment brought us the news that the men-of-war and troops began to fire upon the people last night at sunset at Boston, when a post was immediately sent off to inform the country. He informs, that the artillery played all night; that the people were universally rallying from Boston as far as here, and desire all the assistance possible. The first was occasioned by the country' s being robbed of their powder from Boston as far as Farmingham, and when found out, the persons who went to take them were immediately fired upon; six of our number were killed the first shot, and a number wounded, and beg you will rally all the forces you can, and be upon the march immediately for the relief of Boston, and the people that way.
ISRAEL PUTNAM.

Send an express along to Norwich and elsewhere.
AARON CLEVELAND.

Forwarded from Norwich per JOHN DURKEE.

NEW-LONDON, September 3.
Pray send forward an express to Saybrook, and elsewhere on the sea shore, and to East Haddam, immediately. I desire those towns to forward expresses to their neighbouring towns.
RICHARD LAW,
NATHANIEL SHAW,
SAMUEL H˙ PARSONS.

To Messrs˙ John Lay, Esquire, and the rest of the Committee of Correspondence at Lyme.

NEW-LONDON, September 3.
You will see, by a Letter to your Committee of Correspondence, the necessity of rallying all your forces immediately. Pray let every man who values his own, or his country' s liberty, appear immediately. We shall march before noon to-morrow. I came home to-day; shall set out with our forces on the morrow. Let your Captains call their men as early as possible, and make no delay in joining.
S˙ PARSONS.

To the Committee of Correspondence in SAYBROOK, or to the Selectmen in SAYBROOK:
It is desired that this may be forwarded to Killingsworth, to be forwarded westward.

Ele˙ Matther, John Lay, 2d, John McCurdy, William Noyes, Samuel Matther, Jun˙, Committee of Correspondence.

GENTLEMEN: You will doubtless think it prudent, on the receipt of this intelligence, to forward it at least as far as New-Haven, where, doubtless, intelligence will be received by the upper road.
AARON ELLIOTT,
BENJAMIN GALE.

GUILFORD, September 4.
Forwarded by the subscriber to Branford.
SAMUEL BROWN.

BRANFORD, September 4.
Forwarded to John Whiting, Esquire, and the rest of the Committee of Correspondence at New-Haven, per
SAMUEL BAKER,
SAMUEL JONES.

NEW-HAVEN, September 4.
GENTLEMEN: We have to communicate the fatal news of an attack by the King' s fleet and troops upon the town of Boston. Enclosed you have the foundation and conveyance of the melancholy intelligence. We thought it necessary and expedient to communicate by express, expecting your speedy aid to forward the same to the Congress at Philadelphia. We are, gentlemen, your friends and brethren in the common cause. Signed for the Committee of Correspondence.
TIMOTHY JONES, Clerk of the said Committee.
To the Committee of Correspondence of New-York.